By Curmudgeon. Just to make sure none of my anxious relatives read this and think this is me, I’ll repeat – no, I didn’t write this. That having been said, Curmudgeon has a few important notes about health care in America that we’d all be better off thinking about now rather that later. My family [...] Read more »
there is no cost to good health
One of the things I come back to again and again in my conversations with family, friends and colleagues is that there is no way to waste money on good health. Organic food can be pricey. A gym membership can be expensive compared to working out at home. Vitamins or medications can be burdensome. But [...] Read more »
guest post: a kick in the pants
By Curmudgeon, brip blap’s favorite guest writer… I have just had my annual physical examination (I passed, although some of the parts that have gone out of warranty are getting a little creaky). What? You haven’t seen a doctor in ten years? Are you, well, nuts? My parents were children of the Great Depression (not [...] Read more »
COBRA premium reduction
I’m going to divert from my usual ramblings and talk about the staggering (to me, at least) implications of the COBRA premium reduction. First of all, what is COBRA? From Wikipedia: “The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985… is a law passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Reagan that, among other [...] Read more »
a simple way to save money on food
The following post originally appeared on I’ve Paid For That Twice Already. A member of the M-Network, she has a couple other sites worth checking out: Hug Twice and Snowflake Revolution. Recently, of course, you remember me mentioning her snowflaking concept as the basis for my wealthstreaming idea. There may be a lot of ways [...] Read more »
where is Solomon when you need him?
photo credit: daviddesign Here’s a question for you, to see where you fall on the health/hygiene versus the environment scale. Ladies, sorry but I’ll be referring to a purely male institution so bear with me. In the office I’m working in we have urinals. They are the old-fashioned kind where you have to yank [...] Read more »
